TYPE INTONATION

INTONATION
INTONATION
The
The term
term intonation
intonation refers
refers to
to the
the way
way voice
voice goes
goes up
up and
and down
down in
in pitch
pitch when
when we
we are
are speaking.
speaking.
Intonation
Intonation is
is an
an importand
importand part
part of
of expressing
expressing what
what we
we want
want to
to say
say and
and to
to understand
understand what
what others
others
are
are saying
saying intonation
intonation and
and word
word stress
stress was
was aa necessary
necessary to
to make
make aa syllable
syllable louder,
louder, longer
longer and
and at
at aa
higher
higher pitch
pitch ..
So
So intonation
intonation are
are how
how voice
voice goes
goes up
up and
and down
down over
over the
the course
course of
of aa group
group pf
pf words
words ..
 TYPE INTONATION
• 1. falling
Falling
Falling intonation
intonation is
is the
the most
most common
common intonation
intonation pattern
pattern in
in english.
english.
It
It is
is commonly
commonly found
found in
in information
information question,
question, statement,
statement, imperative
imperative and
and question
question
tags.
●Information
●Information question
question (( requesting
requesting information)
information)
If
If the
the question
question is
is an
an information
information question,
question, if
if you
you are
are asking
asking question
question with
with were,
were, what
what
etc
● statement
●imperative
● question tags
Not all tag question are really question. Some of them merely ask for comfirmation
or
or invite
invite agreement,
agreement, in
in which
which case
case we
we use
use aa falling
falling tone
tone the
the end.
end.
• 2. rissing
Rissing
Rissing intonation
intonation is
is when
when the
the pitch
pitch of
of the
the voice
voice rises,
rises, if
if we
we pronounce
pronounce it
it the
the range
range is
is
over
over two
two octaves
octaves or
or even
even higher.
higher. In
In the
the case
case of
of ladies
ladies the
the range
range of
of intonation
intonation often
often
exceed 1 ½ octaves.
● question tags
For
For showing
showing less
less certainly
certainly
● question ( expecting yes/no )
Common in yes or no
● fall- rise intonation
We sometime use a combination of rising and falling intonation. In the
same sentence the combonation is a called rise- fall or fall-rise
intonation.
Fall rise intonation describe now the sound fall and then rises. Usually
use in the list sentence.
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